With reference to Things Fall Apart, discuss how an understanding of gender influences how the text may be understood.
Thesis Statement:
Gender roles in Things Fall apart is shown to be a major theme, recurrent throughout the whole of the book. Igbo society functions with the revolving theme of gender and is present in the cultural interactions and traditional activities its people do in terms of agriculture, their justice system to crimes, figures of worship and alongside their role with children it creates a deeper understanding for the purpose of creating a different view and appreciation on their religion and culture.
Topic sentences:
1- Okonkwo's hyper-masculinity in his interactions with other people from the Igbo society ultimately influences the outcomes towards the end of the book in the way that not only his life but his family's affected as a result.
2- The role of women in Igbo society is addressed as contrasting roles in the presence of respected religious figures such as Chielo, the priestess, Uchendu's representation of "Mother is supreme" and the different agricultural purposes for women within Things Fall Apart.
3- The role of men evident throughout the book is seen as the characters of greater authority between the two genders as well as the eventual successors in the riches and possessions of the father. This seen with the contrasting purposes and care of male children and female children.
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